# Accident 20170201001959A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Carson City, NV, February 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2017, 16:40 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519EH-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,327 total, 1,190 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170201001959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT BEGAN AT 1610PST CONDUCTING LEFT HAND TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 9 AT CXP.  THE CREW CONDUCTED TWO STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATION?S WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE NEXT PATTERN CONSISTED OF THE CO-PILOT CONDUCTING A STUCK PEDAL SCENARIO.  THIS RESULTED IN THE PIC CALLING FOR A GO AROUND AND THE PILOT ASKED THE PIC FOR A DEMONSTRATION.  THE PIC TOOK THE CONTROLS AND SET UP FOR THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OF A STUCK PEDAL CONDITION (RIGHT PEDAL).  AS THE HELICOPTER CAME OVER THE INTENDED TAXIWAY WITH A HEADING 40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO BRING THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER INTO RUNWAY ALIGNMENT FOR TOUCHDOWN.  THE HELICOPTER YAWED LEFT 20 DEGREES AND MADE UNANTICIPATED CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER CONTACT AND BEGAN A RAPID RIGHT UNCORRECTED YAW COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY 1 ¾ RIGHT ROTATIONS WHERE THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SKID THAT INDUCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER TO THE LEFT.  THE HELICOPTER SLID BACKWARDS COMING TO A REST ON A HEADING OF 350 ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN THE DRAINAGE DITCH.  THE CREW EXITED THE HELICOPTER AFTER PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND EGRESSED THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW.

THE CREW WAS WEARING MILITARY CWU/27P NOMEX FLIGHT SUITES, GLOVES AND FLIGHT HELMETS.

THE CREW DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY NOTED INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT/POST-ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA132), Feb 2, 2017: Bell Helicopter Textron 206 (N519EH), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command’s delayed remedial action to arrest the right yaw after the bounced landing while operating in a flight regime conducive to the loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted…

## Other reports on N519EH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19991117042809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991117042809A), Nov 17, 1999: Bell 206L1 (N519EH), Neihart, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he lifted to high hover, rotated 45 to 50 degrees left and slid left 20 to 30 feet. He stated he felt tail rotate abruptly left and applied…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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